More than 40 families have been caught lying on application forms in order to get their child into a good school, new figures have revealed. Underhand tactics to cheat the system include renting out properties near the county’s best schools but not living there, and moving in with or registering accounts at a relative’s house. But school bosses have told KentOnline although such practices are well known, they are powerless to stop all attempts as they cannot turn “private detective” or “stake out” homes. Chief executive of multi-academy trust The Golden Thread Alliance, Garry Ratcliffe, said i…
